HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1610 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 496
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Todd M. Smola and Stephen M. Brewer
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to scholastic achievement in the commonwealth.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden |
Stephen M. Brewer | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex |
Anne M. Gobi | 5th Worcester |
Bradford Hill | 4th Essex |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1610 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 496
By Mr. Smola of Palmer and Senator Brewer, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 496) of Todd M. Smola and others for legislation to prohibit the replacement of MCAS standards with national education standards. Education. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 3349 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to scholastic achievement in the commonwealth.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
The twelfth paragraph of section 1I of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- Said MCAS assessment shall be the official standard for scholastic achievement in the commonwealth and shall be based on the state’s own curriculum framework as; provided, however, that said board shall not adopt the national education standards in place of such MCAS standard.
